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Freital (dpa / sn) - A 20-year-old was allegedly injured by a gun in Freital (district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains).

On Tuesday evening, the man and his brother of the same age were handling a gun from which a shot was released for reasons that were initially unexplained, the police said on the basis of initial findings.

The man was taken to a hospital, his brother is in police custody, it said.

The 20-year-old had previously reported to the police by phone and asked for medical help because of a gunshot wound.

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